State College, Pennsylvania -- Weather Records
For the year 1996
| Period |
Type |
Record |
Previous |
Year Previous |
| Calendar Year |
| 1996 |
Precip |
59.30 |
48.25 |
1994 |
| 1-Year Period |
| 21 Oct '95-20 Oct '96 |
Precip |
60.17 |
N/A |
Unknown |
| Season |
| Autumn |
Precip |
18.53 |
15.12 |
1945 |
| Nov/Dec/Jan |
| Nov'95-Jan'96 |
Snow |
81.5 |
65.7 |
1910 |
| Month |
| September |
Precip |
11.03 |
6.57 |
1907 |
| Day |
| 03 Jan |
Snow |
9.7 |
6.2 |
1987 |
| 08 Jan |
Snow |
16.2 |
5.2 |
1976 |
| 20 Jan |
Precip |
1.78 |
1.26 |
1995 |
| 27 Jan |
Precip |
1.15 |
0.63 |
1908 |
| 09 Mar |
Min Max |
19 |
22 |
1944 |
| 10 Mar |
Min Max |
17 |
21 |
1932 |
| 20 Mar |
Precip |
1.23 |
1.07 |
1927 |
| 14 May |
Min |
30 |
32 |
1923 |
| 20 May |
Max |
92 |
92 |
1934(T) |
| 20 May |
Max Min |
69 |
67 |
1971 |
| 21 May |
Max |
91 |
91 |
1941(T) |
| 21 May |
Max Min |
72 |
65 |
1975 |
| 18 Jun |
Precip |
3.06 |
2.59 |
1984 |
| 25 Jun |
Precip |
0.79 |
0.79 |
1972(T) |
| 23 Jul |
Min Max |
65 |
69 |
1992 |
| 05 Sep |
Precip |
1.46 |
1.46 |
1923(T) |
| 07 Sep |
Precip |
2.70 |
0.92 |
1938 |
| 13 Sep |
Precip |
2.14 |
0.79 |
1929 |
| 19 Oct |
Precip |
2.63 |
1.98 |
1906 |
| 20 Oct |
Precip |
1.49 |
1.24 |
1913 |
| 08 Nov |
Max Min |
57 |
52 |
1975 |
| 02 Dec |
Max |
59 |
57 |
1962 |
| 02 Dec |
Precip |
1.64 |
1.48 |
1974 |
| 06 Dec |
Snow |
5.0 |
4.5 |
1977 |
Miscellaneous
- The 1995-96 season was the second snowiest on record. Total
snowfall was 99.0 inches, behind only 1993-94 when 109.3 inches
fell.
- January 1996 was the second snowiest January on record.
Snowfall was 41.0 inches, normal is 11.3, snowiest January was
41.7 inches in 1978.
- The 2.70 inches of rain on 7 September is the wettest
September day on record, breaking the 2.51 inch record set on
the 29th in 1967.
- September 1996 was the second wettest month on record.
Rainfall was 11.03 inches, second only to June 1972 when
12.82 inches fell, primarily due to remnants of hurricane Agnes.